"Eyewitness Guides" are best-selling, high-quality visual information books. This title is a valuable resource to students whether they want to discover the world of astronauts, meteors, our solar system or distant galaxies.

Table of Contents

Dreams of space; what is space?; space nations; rocket science; reusable rocket; the race for space; space travellers; man on the moon; how to be an astronaut; astronaut fashion; living in space; astronauts at work; rest and play; danger and disaster; space stations; science without gravity; testing equipment; lonely explorers; in-depth investigators; landers and discoverers; crowded space; looking at Earth; looking into space; the future in space; spin-offs; working together; 21st century exploration; did you know?; timeline; find out more.